In the latest of our special country focus reports, ECJ takes a look at the cleaning sector of France. With the help of Pierre Deschamps at French cleaning magazine Batiment Entretien we focus on the contract cleaning sector, its potential for growth and the structure of the market.

It is one challenge to remove the visible soiling from carpets – but how do carpet cleaning systems remove other assaults on the senses such as unpleasant smells and stickiness underfoot? Ann Laffeaty finds out.

A stained carpet can give a commercial or institutional facility a grubby look, so the carpet cleaner’s top priority will

Dynamic Class A, says Lindhaus, is its lightest professional vacuum cleaner ever built. This high filtration two motor upright model has both its motors located on the base housing and all tools and the paper bag are positioned on the lower half of the body - making the handle weight very light.

The newest model in the Santoemma range is the Elite-Battery, a self contained machine for washing, brushing and drying large areas of carpet. Capable of cleaning up to 500 square metres an hour, it moves forward and operates at 60 dBA. Brush and vacuum head pressure can be adjusted and water flow regulated.

The new ST11, ST11 pro and ST11 pro+ vacuum cleaners from Columbus feature a low centre of gravity and rubberised wheels for stability and silent tracking. The filter baskets and the exhaust air filters can be rinsed out and replaced easily for consistent filtration.

The air supply at maximum vacuum pressure can be infinitely adjusted directly at